The Portland daily press., 1887-10-20

Col. Harrington was still undecided tonight
In awarding the prize in the company team
match, the Capital Guards of Augusta and
points.
The company team skirmish match was
completed by Co. g, of Bddeford, making
score; score OF sSS, and Co. G, of Dexter, 1893. The
prizes i1I sa were e. awarded in this match: First,
SILK nag, 90. +, Augusta second sporting
rifle, co. q, Dexter; third, 1000 rounds of
ammunition, Frontier Guards, Eastport.
The prizes in the continuous match were
awarded this evening as follows:
0ficer's badge given for the best scores made
py commissioned officer, Capt. W. Choate,
Badge for non-commlssioned oficers same S
conditions, Corp. E. J. Cram, Biddeford. 10
f. Cummings, Biddeford.. ..........:.......6s =.
Cash SO, and first quality mo. l2) paper
fss IoMe Msss apt p Soss Gsrsdgs Co.
Cash "a, and 400 shells (No. 12) presented by
Cash S. and 4oo s Shells no. ioj presented bv
me, W. I. Cummings, Bddeford. ............68
oasn ~ ana "a 400 shells NO. l2) presented by
Cash $3.50 and qr Res aaStgIce Fslcon Ducknc Pow
Gd ger, presented by Oriental Powder Mills, Q.
Fly qdf rod presentsa aassRpri By James A
Augusta, J. H. Rurnory, Eastporr: .......a..e5 =. s
Oriental Powder Mills, A. " GarcelonI,
Cash ST, and Or. keg powder, presented by
Oriental Powder Mills, j. A. Fairbanks, All
Cash 80 cents, and or. keg powder, presented
by Oriental Powder.Mills, NJ. G. Gilman, Ban
cgp g9r 40 SO
Cash, So, G. f. Johnson Dexter. ................s
Two hundred paper shells mo l2) presented
py U. >. Cartridge Co., II. IL. Priest, Lewis
Cash, 81 80 G. S. Trask, skowhegan. ....ei 81
fridge Co.. F. A. Holmes, EastpoSrt. =. ..
Palr sleeve buttons, j. w. Carter, Norway. .....6l
Cash; Frank M. Buzzell, Bangor. go
by U. S. Cartridge Co., E. r. Bean, Rusasta. AUGUSTA so
one pc hqndred ~ paper shells No ~ presented
Napkin ring, Harry E Jordan. Lewiston. a ....5S
Napkin ring, W. G. Parker, Biddeford. d..........59
The special prizes for highest aggregate on
best 10 scores, for highest average, shooting
not less than fve scores, and for most bulls
Augusta, with the following scores First,
234; second, 80 lilo per cent: third, 38 bulls
eyes.
Capt. Choate's shooting was phenomenal,
exceeding anything done at Creedmoor this
year. In two scores he made five bulPs-eyes
each, or 70 points out of possible %, and
once he shot consecutive bull's-eyes.
Inc company novelty skirmish match was
finished by Co. ID. of the Second Regiment.
with 2S hits, Co. +, Second Regiment, with
~, and Co. K, First Regiment, with 40. The
prizes were awarded as follows: First prize,
Dattie OF GettysDurg, Frontier Guards
second prize, sporting rifle for armory prac-
ice. Co; e. Skowhegan; third prize, 1000
ioThao Tha oa ainlnunitlon, 20; +, Augusta.
under conditions that there be an equal num-
Der OF teams from each regiment: distance
loo TO 400 yards; position. either lying,lsit-
ting or kneeling; rounds, twenty, ten fired
advancing, ten retreating; movement. onick
time. The score was: First Regiment 254S
points; Second Regiment, 2725 The prize.
'SheTman's March to the Sea-" was awarded
to the latter. The fourth event. the reei-
mental team match, will occur in the morn
Ing. Most of the men returned home tonight.